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Incorrect. The flag code applies to any material which could be construed as the flag, such as the decoration behind Trump.
"The words "flag, standard, colors, or ensign", as used herein, shall include any flag, standard, colors, ensign, or any picture or representation of either, or of any part or parts of either, made of any substance or represented on any substance, of any size evidently purporting to be either of said flag, standard, colors, or ensign of the United States of America or a picture or a representation of either, upon which shall be shown the colors, the stars and the stripes, in any number of either thereof, or of any part or parts of either, by which the average person seeing the same without deliberation may believe the same to represent the flag, colors, standard, or ensign of the United States of America"
Feel free to disagree, I'm not going to get into a debate since that is not what the topic is about.
More protectionism and less freedom from this administration... I'm shocked.
I find it ironic that the President is standing in front of a depiction of the US flag, which is probably a violation of the flag code since it is a temporary decoration used for his speaking event.
It would be equally as ironic if the decoration was made from foreign steel, which it probably is, since no one would use expensive USA made tools to make such a decoration.
Meanwhile, at the headquarters of the fat cat conservative steel manufacturers who helped vote in Trump
Wow, that might be the most petty thing a human as ever been upset about, in the history of mankind.
But, reading the rules you linked, I fail to see the violation. None of the things listed are present in the photo. Again I ask, what is it exactly about the artwork, that offends you, other than it depicts a flag, which is not a violation of the code.
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Metric of course. The standard tools are being used; this was just a way to put the metric ones to some sort of use.
When did I say I was upset or offended?
Also, a temporary decoration of a depiction of the flag is a violation. It's not something that is enforced because you can walk into a Party City right now and buy US flag napkins, which is something that is explicitly not allowed.
However, I find it funny that the President is standing in front of it. It would be similar if he was standing in front of a children's cancer ward while wearing a Newport jacket.
We did it last year. Also whats the problem? There are suspicions that China is dumping steel.
https://www.commerce.gov/news/press-...de-enforcement
TL;DR: Get ready to pay more for most things, while not seeing your wages increase.